[ad_1] (MENAFN – Gulf Times) The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a Covid-19 pandemic control project in Panama for a total cost of $ 20,000.The project is aimed at supporting public authorities and compatriots in the fight against Covid-19; reach out to vulnerable communities that have high sources …
Read More »Discussions on agreements for the removal of Sudan from the list of sponsors of terrorism
[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) Khartoum, December 1 (IANS) Sudan Sovereign Council President Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed arrangements to remove the Northeast African country from the list of states sponsoring terrorism in the next weeks. During a phone call with Pompeo on Monday, they …
Read More »Qatar- Safe and effective flu vaccine for pregnant women: HMC expert
[ad_1] (MENAFN – Gulf Times) Seasonal flu vaccination is safe for pregnant women and may also help protect both mothers and their babies under the age of six months from the flu and as winter approaches more important than ever that they are vaccinated, said Dr. Huda Abdulla Alsaleh, senior …
Read More »Poor air quality can increase the consequences of Covid-19: Study
[ad_1] (MENAFN – IANS) London, 29 Nov. (IANS) New research adds to the growing body of evidence that high levels of air pollution can amplify waves of contamination from SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 disease. The study, published in the journal Earth Systems and Environment, investigated the possible interactions …
Read More »China launches first rocket to collect samples from the moon
[ad_1] (MENAFN) The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said in a statement that a Long March-5 rocket started being filled with liquid oxygen and cryogenic liquid hydrogen propellant at almost 6:30 PM (Beijing time) on Monday. The rocket, scheduled to be launched from the Wenchang spacecraft launch site in southern …
Read More »Climate change: Rising sea levels could spell disaster
[ad_1] Global warming – (MENAFN Gulf Times) and the resulting sea level rise have been major environmental concerns for many years. A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, adds to concerns by revealing that Greenland’s larger glaciers could lose even more ice than previously predicted. This could have …
Read More »Face masks reduce laboratory-borne diseases, but have less impact on the community. We need to know why
[ad_1] (MENAFN – The Conversation) In controlled laboratory situations, face masks appear to do a good job of reducing the spread of coronavirus (at least in hamsters) and other respiratory viruses. However, evidence shows that mask-wearing policies appear to have had much less impact on the spread of COVID-19 in …
Read More »The head of the United Nations is committed to supporting sustainable industrial development in Africa
[ad_1] (MENAFN – Caribbean News Global) A worker repairs a wheel on a giant truck in a uranium mine in Namibia. World Bank / John Hogg NEW YORK, USA – The COVID-19 crisis was hitting Africa “ well before the pandemic spread across the continent, ” the UN chief said …
Read More »Coronavirus: African Union member states that have reported COVID-19 cases starting November 20, 2020, 6:00 pm EAT
[ad_1] (MENAFN – African Press Organization) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 21 November 2020 / APO Group / – African Union member states (55) reporting COVID-19 cases (2,028,881) deaths (48,708) and recoveries (1,715,673) by region: Central (63,669 cases; 1,176 deaths; 59,999 recoveries): Burundi (642; 1; 549), Cameroon (23.528; 435; 22.177), CAR (4.907; …
Read More »Blockchain in the agricultural and food market to see booming growth | IBM, Microsoft, ChainVine
[ad_2][ad_1] (MENAFN – iCrowdNewsWire) Blockchain in the agricultural and food market to see booming growth | IBM, Microsoft, ChainVine iCrowdNewswire Nov 19, 2020, 2:51 pm ET The research study on Global blockchain in the agricultural and food market , provides a detailed overview of the factors affecting the global business …
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